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Thursday, June 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free entrance day in the National Parks | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Juneteenth at the Gantt | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Juneteenth Celebration in Kannapolis | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Kannapolis) |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| University City Juneteenth Art Fest | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| The Square Table: Community Chess | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Yappy Hour Thurstdays | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| 5th Street Live | 5:00 pm | FREE | Truist Center Plaza |
| Fitness in the Park: Move & Groove | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| CSO Roadshow @ Stratford Richardson YMCA | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Stratford Richardson YMCA |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Juneteenth Celebration in Davidson | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ada Jenkins Center |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Juneteenth Celebration Block Party | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway's Rooted Rhythm Concert Series: Terence Young Project | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $7.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Gastonia EbonyFest Juneteenth Festival: Parade, live music, food trucks, fireworks | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Centennial Pavilion, Gastonia |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli South End | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End |
| LangTree Live Concert Series | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | LangTree Lake Norman (Mooresville) |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Sip & Spark Speed Dating | 7:00 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Juneteenth Comedy Show | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Heist Brewery |
| June Gaston FolkSing | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gaston Pour House |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: Diary of a Mad Black Woman -- The Play | 8:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Friday, June 20, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Krispy Kreme Solstice Deal: Get a dozen for $2 with the purchase of another dozen | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations | |
| Splash of Color Quilt Show with Cabarrus Quilters Guild | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | West Cabarrus High School |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Free Weekly Water Playgroup for Babies & Preschoolers at Charlotte Aquatics | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Charlotte Aquatics |
| David French Open Studio Event in NoDa | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | David French Studio |
| Heroes Convention (kids admitted free) | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | $0-35.00 | Charlotte Convention Center |
| Waterfront Wonders: Pollinators | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Live Music: DJ Apollo | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| IKEA's Midsummer Buffet | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $19.99-24.99 | IKEA |
| Stonehenge: Live stream of Summer Solstice Sunset | 3:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Indian Trail Food Truck Fridays | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Crossing Paths Park, Indian Trail |
| A Friday Night Thing at McLawland Farms: Campfire, music, flower-picking, more... (The $10 is for parking) | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | McLawland Farms |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Marina's x Substrate Summer Solstice | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Substrate |
| Fresh Flea Market at Urban District Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Urban District Market |
| Free Water Ski Show by Carolina Show Ski Team | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Windjammer Park, Tega Cay |
| CSO Roadshow @ Simmons YMCA | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Simmons YMCA |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Waxhaw's Annual Juneteenth Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waxhaw Downtown Park |
| Live Music: Heidi Sidelinker, Edan Aldridge, and Jim Brock | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Free glass blowing demo at Hot Glass Alley, featuring Arthur Wilson | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Delta Depot: Get a free 4-pack of Delta THC Seltzer (age 21+) | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | RSVP South End |
| Food Truck Friday at the Fountain in Rock Hill | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fountain Park, Rock Hill |
| Kickoff to Summer at Gibson Mill Market | 6:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Drum, Sip, Repeat | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Live Music: Kelven Cockerham | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| Improv Jam Night with House of Yes! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Live music: Joe Middleton | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Friday Night Live Music at Confluence | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| Summer Solstice Experience at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Friday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Friday Night Live Music Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| Friday Night Flicks: The Secret Life of Pets | 7:00 pm | FREE | Les Myers Park, Concord |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Sundown Sounds: The Catalinas | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius |
| Movies in the Park Uptown: Night at the Museum | 7:30 pm | FREE | Fourth Ward Park |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Outdoor Movie: The Princess and the Frog | 7:30 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| Trouble So Hard: Songs & Stories of Slavery, Freedom, & Civil Rights | 7:30 pm | FREE | Davis Theatre |
| Pineville Rock'n & Reel'n: Inside Out 2 | 7:45 pm | FREE | Pineville Lake Park |
| Live Music: Kris Hitchcock | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Brews & Views | 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Free outdoor screening of "The Straight Story" at Independent Picture House | 8:45 pm | Independent Picture House | |
| Stonehenge: Live stream of Summer Solstice Sunrise | 11:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
Saturday, June 21, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe: get a free smoothie on National Smoothie Day with bowl or food purchase | All Day | FREE | Tropical Smoothie Cafe (multiple locations) |
| National Smoothie Day Freebies and Deals | All Day | Various locations | |
| Pilates in the Park at Prosperity Village | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | The Green at Prosperity Village |
| Cars and Coffee Concord | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Customer Appreciation Day at Davis General Store | 8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Davis General Store |
| Cartoons & Coffee: The Lego Batman Movie | 8:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Rea Farms |
| Free Tai Chi Class with Taiji Matthews | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Stretch & Rhythm Fusion | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| Free paper shredding with Mecklenburg County (must reserve a time slot) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compost Central and Recycling Center |
| Splash of Color Quilt Show with Cabarrus Quilters Guild June 20-21 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $8.00 | West Cabarrus High School |
| Saturday Serve -- volunteer opportunity | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Dance Open House at Piedmont School of Music and Dance | 9:30 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont School of Music and Dance, Kannapolis |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Free class: Savvy Succulents | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Pike Nurseries, multiple locations |
| Free yoga class at Blakeney | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Blakeney |
| Woodland Wellness Journey Celebrating Summer Solstice | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Lowe's DIY-U Kids Workshop: Door Knocker | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Juneteenth Event at Rosedale | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Historic Rosedale |
| Rock Hill Pride Outdoor Festival | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| David French Open Studio Event in NoDa | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | David French Studio |
| Heroes Convention (kids admitted free) | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.00 | Charlotte Convention Center |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Free RPG Day Festival | 11:00 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | University City Regional Library (new location) |
| 7-Year Anniversary Party | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| 150th Year Anniversary | 11:00 am | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| Summer Solstice Psychic Fair (free admission; pay for sessions) | 11:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sanctuary Imports |
| Ballantyne Village Pop-Up Market | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ballantyne Village |
| 36th Street Market | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Repair Cafe at Innovation Barn -- partner with volunteers to repair your stuff | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Grand Opening Celebration for McColl Park | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | McColl Park, Uptown Charlotte |
| Open Studios at LoSo Studios | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | LoSo Studios |
| Hot Summer Market with Manifest Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End |
| DAYDREAM Summer Solstice Fest | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Suffolk Punch South End |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| World Refugee Day Celebration | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Refugee Support Services |
| Queen City Juneteenth Music & Food Festival | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blush CLT |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Live Music: Regence | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| National Smoothie Day at Planet Smoothie: Free Lunar Lemonade Smoothie (must be loyalty club member by June 19) | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Planet Smoothie, participating locations |
| 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration: An Ode to West Fest | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Charlotte High School |
| Maker's Market CLT at Primal Brewery Huntersville | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Charlotte Roller Derby: Rainbow Riot Triple Header | 2:00 pm | $11.00-20.00 | Grady Cole Center |
| National Smoothie Day: $1 smoothie at Jamba | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $1.00 | Jamba, participating locations |
| Equality Pride Crawl | 4:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $13.35-20.00 | Slate Charlotte |
| Concerts @ the Circles: Crucial Fiya | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clean Juice, Davidson |
| Live Music: Glen Murschel | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Symphony in the Park and Fireworks in Cornelius | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Road Park |
| Mint Hill Family Fun Night Concert: Work Trip (Rock Variety) | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park |
| Live Music: Dan Staton Band | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Live Music: Bullfrog Moon | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Music in the Park in Denver: The Chain | 6:30 pm | FREE | Rescue Squad Park, Denver |
| Live music: Two in the Bush | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Sounds of Summer at Blakeney: Air Tropicali | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney |
| Pineville's First Pride Event -- Silent Disco Glow Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pineville Town Hall |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Live Pro Wrestling | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Village Park Concert: Ambrosia with special guest, John Ford Coley | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park, Kannapolis |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Live Music: Uptown Dueling Pianos | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Belmont Movies in the Park: Ratatouille | 8:30 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
Sunday, June 22, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Yoga Day at Hindu Center of Charlotte | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Hindu Center of Charlotte |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
| Juneteenth on 7th | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Heroes Convention (kids admitted free) | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-30.00 | Charlotte Convention Center |
| Mimosas & Makers Pop-up Shop | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Free Monthly Basic Dog Training Class | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pet in the City |
| Something Brewing: Fusion Jam Sessions | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Best of Carolina Bridal Show | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
| Party in the Park at Mint Museum Randolph | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Huntersville Pride in the Park | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Alpaca Farm Tours at Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch in Concord | 1:00 pm | $12.00 | Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch, Concord |
| Juneteenth edition of Boileryard Brunch: Beach Bash | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Free Tour at Torance House & Store | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 2:00 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Animal Ambassador Meet 'n' Greet at McDowell Nature Preserve (registration required) | 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Try LED Saber Combat and Choreography for Free | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Independence Park |
| Mario Kart: Garden Co. Grand Prix | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Monday Night Garden Brewing Co. |
| Free Comedy Open Mic at The Royal Tot | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, June 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tabs for teachers, faculty, staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| Lashes to Lassos: Summer Bash at LOOM Lash Lounge, including line dancing | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LOOM Lash Lounge & Aesthetics, Cramerton |
| Gamers' Social | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Open Mic Night with NC Poetry Society | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Karaoke at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Nerd Night + Free Pizza | 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Find Your Muse Open Mic | 7:30 pm | $5.00 | The Evening Muse |
| The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session | 7:30 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Petra’s |
